- (v.t.) To result from, as an effect from a cause or an inference from a premise.
- (v.t.) To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.
- (v.t.) To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
- (v.i.) To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
- (v.t.) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
- (v.t.) To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.
- (v.t.) To succeed in order of time, rank or office.
- (v.t.) To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.
- (v.t.) To copy after; to take as an example.
- (n.) The art or process of following; specifically, in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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